The poet was educated under the direction of the dowager Countess of Kent, whose Protestant humanist circle had a profound influence on the young Lanyer.

Debate in humanist circles continued up into the 17th century, but the situation remained undecided for several centuries.

He was one of the main figures in the humanist circle of the city and worked intensively in cosmography and astronomy.

He went with the Curia to Florence, where he encountered the humanist circle of Biondo Flavio.

He was welcomed into the humanist circle of Thomas More, where he quickly built a high reputation.

During this first stay in England, Holbein worked largely for a humanist circle with ties to Erasmus.

Owing to his work, he became the most distinguished person of the humanist circle in Split.

The central figure of the humanist circle in Split, Marulić was inspired by the Bible, Antique writers and Christian hagiographies.

Letters: The letters of Agricola, of which fifty-one survive, offer an interesting insight in the humanist circle to which he belonged.

For bibliographies on Pomponius Laetus and his humanist circle, see "The Repertorium Pomponianum".